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December 17, 2015

The U.S. Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. What does that mean, whom will it affect, and how can the Fed's power be compared to elements of Star Wars? We've got the answers. Also covered today: a meteorological year in review, the shifting strategies of ISIS, and an update on the search for a legendary train in Poland.

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